2023-2024 Undergraduate General Catalog


Pre-Physician Assistant

Suggested Program of Study

These are general admission requirements. Since admission requirements are highly variable, a student should refer to specific admissions guidelines for each physician assistant program and consult with his or her academic advisor and the Coordinator.

Required Courses

BIOL 120Biological Principles I (NS)

4

BIOL 121Biological Principles II

4

BIOL 150Human Anatomy

4

CHEM 201Organic Chemistry I

4

ENGL 200The Literary Experience (W) & (LT)

3

PSYC 115General Psychology (SS)

3

PSYC 210Life-Span Human Development (WB)

3

PSYC 232Psychopathology

3

One Human Physiology course

Take one human physiology course.
BIOL 225Human Physiology

4

BIOL 366Advanced Human Physiology

4

One Microbiology course

Take one microbiology course.
BIOL 250Introductory Microbiology

4

BIOL 344General Microbiology

4

One Biochemistry course

BIOL 354Biological Chemistry (W)

4

CHEM 305Biochemistry

4

Two Chemistry Courses

Take two courses from the following combinations:

CHEM 116 & CHEM 117
CHEM 120 & CHEM 222
CHEM 120 & CHEM 242

CHEM 116General Chemistry I (NS)

4

CHEM 117General Chemistry II

4

CHEM 120Accelerated General Chemistry (NS)

4

CHEM 222Inorganic Chemistry

4

CHEM 242Analysis

4

Mathematics course

Take one of the following courses:
MATH 150Pre-Calculus (MT)

4

MATH 151Calculus I (MT)

4

One Statistics Course

Take one Statistics course from:
BIOL 370Biostatistics and Experimental Design (W)(E)

4

PSYC 270/ECON 270Statistics (MT)

4